United Kingdom · Lava dome
Adams Seamount
- Type
- Lava dome
- Elevation
- 39m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- -50
- Type
- Lava dome
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Southern Pacific / Pitcairn Hotspot Volcano Group
- Elevation
- 39m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- -25.370, -129.270
- Last eruption
- -50
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Minor
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
Adams Seamount was constructed above the Pitcairn hot spot in the central Pacific, about 90 km WSW of Pitcairn Island.
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From Wikipedia
Adams Seamount is a submarine volcano above the Pitcairn hotspot in the central Pacific Ocean about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest of Pitcairn Island.
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Eruption history
4 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 4
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 5050 BCE (±1000 yrs) – 50 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 0 (50 BCE, the most recent of 4)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 50 BCE (±1000 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate50 BCE – end unknown
- 1050 BCE (±1000 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate1050 BCE – end unknown
- 4050 BCE (±2000 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate4050 BCE – end unknown
- 5050 BCE (±1000 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate5050 BCE – end unknown
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